New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre
New Zealand
0.1538 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0977 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
74th
Saudi Arabia rank
77th
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.1538 ha per square kilometre against 0.0977 ha per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0561 ha per square kilometre.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.6 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 74th and Saudi Arabia ranks 77th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3501 ha per square kilometre | 0.0366 ha per square kilometre | 0.3136 ha per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.3507 ha per square kilometre | 0.0276 ha per square kilometre | 0.3232 ha per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.2707 ha per square kilometre | 0.1955 ha per square kilometre | 0.0752 ha per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.1746 ha per square kilometre | 0.2721 ha per square kilometre | 0.0975 ha per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.1669 ha per square kilometre | 0.2005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.1839 ha per square kilometre | 0.0591 ha per square kilometre | 0.1249 ha per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.1639 ha per square kilometre | 0.0589 ha per square kilometre | 0.105 ha per square kilometre | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Saudi Arabia?
- New Zealand, at 0.1538 ha per square kilometre against 0.0977 ha per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0561 ha per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Saudi Arabia rank globally for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 74th and Saudi Arabia ranks 77th of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.